A running list of books worth your time.
George Orwell
“Living in China doesn't seem so bad after reading this.”
Paul French
“A girl's death, a city in turmoil — true crime done right.”
Frank Herbert
“Sequels are hard if the first one sets the bar.”
“Less a novel and more like a whole new world.”
Albert Camus
“If you can't handle heat, don't go to the beach.”
Yuval Noah Harari
“If you love getting lost in Wikipedia, you'll love this.”
Philip K. Dick
“Drugs plus California in the 90s never seemed more appealing.”
Haruki Murakami
“Hope, regret, what if — is love really real?”
Robert Harris
“A riveting alternative history with an über amount of German.”
John Wyndham
“Learning to accept yourself is easier when thought than said.”
Yevgeny Zamyatin
“There's a good reason mathematicians don't often keep journals.”
Aldous Huxley
“Genetically modifying babies seems like the inevitable direction we're going.”
“If dystopian novels are too complicated, just use animal metaphors.”
Franz Kafka
“You think the DMV is bad? Bureaucracy at its finest.”
Valerio Massimo Manfredi
“A rugged Roman gladiator road-trip with a Chinese twist.”
“There is never a right time to fall in love.”
Michel Houellebecq
“A unique blend of life, love, and destroying human reproduction.”
“Finding yourself in this world is difficult, yet entirely possible.”
“If you turn into a bug, watch out for apples.”
Peter Heller
“Guns, a dog, and a Cessna — post-apocalyptic survival pack.”
John Lanchester
“From the wall, to the sea, a cold dystopian adventure.”
“If you have it, does it matter if it's real?”
“Rats die, plague comes, existential crisis sets in, plague vanishes.”
John Burdett
“In Bangkok's underbelly, everything seems to relate back to Buddha.”
Paul Auster
“No matter the circumstances, all dogs deserve a good life.”
Greg Chivers
“In the future, are demons just malicious lines of code?”
Kurt Vonnegut
“He has a habit of repeating himself. So it goes.”
“If your friends abandon you, confront that shit right away.”
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
“It's the small things that get you through the day.”
“If you see a photo of sheep, turn and run.”
Khaled Hosseini
“A linguistic, cultural, and educational journey through beautifully complex Afghanistan.”
Arthur C. Clarke
“A story of aliens, space, and adventure, featuring no aliens.”
James Curtis
“Even native English speakers might struggle to read this book.”
Cormac McCarthy
“An epic and biblical tale of fucking, fighting, and fleeing.”
John Scalzi
“Old minds + young bodies = the battle to colonize outer space.”
Martin Amis
“Fucking, fighting, drinking, smoking, swearing — all in a day's work.”
“Like if Icarus had hit puberty, and then couldn't fly.”
Ayn Rand
“Pronouns can get confusing, but it has a solid message.”
“If a girl disappears, you might not get any closure.”
Yukio Mishima
“Japanese love on a fishing island never seemed so interesting.”
Hanya Yanagihara
“People may come and go, but friendships last a lifetime.”
George Saunders
“Deeper into the madness, and then it just ends.”
“If you paint a portrait, shit might hit the fan.”
Jose Luis Borges
“If you feel in over your head, join the club.”
“If your kid has weird dreams, Earth will likely end.”
“One shouldn't ghostwrite in a world that has two moons.”
Sally Rooney
“A boring tale of young Irish love and its challenges.”
Melvin Burgess
“Burgess does not shy away from the harsh realities of addiction and its consequences.”
Michael Connelly
“Not just a whodunit; a deep dive into redemption and the human psyche.”
M.T. Anderson
“A brain implant grants constant access to everything; critical thought has atrophied.”
“Each tale blurs the line between fiction and personal experience.”
“Two distinct storylines gradually reveal mysterious connections throughout.”
“Surreal and psychedelic in a way that defies easy description.”
John Grisham
“Grisham makes procedural storytelling feel tense and urgent.”
Michael Crichton
“Medieval time travel meets corporate greed—science bends, history breaks.”
“A visceral experience of Kathmandu's sights, sounds, and smells.”
“A high-octane thriller set in Bangkok's sex trade district.”
Kazuo Ishiguro
“Blends the mundane with the extraordinary in a quietly haunting way.”
Sam Eastland
“Sharp prose painting a vivid picture of a city rebuilding amidst war's rubble.”
Timur Vermes
“Hitler isn't presented as a comical monster or a clown.”
Alastair Reynolds
“A coming-of-age story wrapped in a gritty, gripping space-pirate epic.”
“Raises questions about the cost of success and ethical compromise.”
Malcolm Gladwell
“Success is less about talent and more about opportunity and timing.”
“He must use his AI knowledge to outsmart the swarm and save his family.”
Anne Michaels
“A Jewish boy orphaned during war is rescued by a Greek geologist.”
“Takes Sonchai, and readers, where they haven't been before.”
Michael Lipinski
“A vivid portrayal of Thailand's rich culture and complex societal norms.”
Stephen King
“If you can see the dead, maybe don't tell people.”
Manda Scott
“You never know who to trust, even if they're old.”
James Clear
“Small habits compound into transformative, identity-based personal growth.”
“Even amid the sex trade, demons, spirits, and ghosts exist.”
“Elegantly spare prose conveying deep emotional undercurrents.”
Chris Voss
“Voss challenges the notion that splitting the difference is acceptable.”
“It's very difficult to tell when people are lying.”
“Plunges readers into Bangkok's criminal underworld of organ trafficking.”
Robert Crais
“A man burdened by past mistakes, driven to make things right.”
Andy Weir
“On the moon: smuggling meets engineering failures meets everything trying to kill you.”
